UPDATE: I have seen another wave of dismissive rationalizations that use the argument that it was only in hindsight that the Able Danger folks found the names of Atta and Al-Shehhi and the two others from the thousands that would have surfaced from a data mining activity after 9-11. Basically they claim the names were […]

I am going to go out on a big limb here and predict that Jeannine Pirro probably will unseat Hillary. I know, it is a radical, reckless prediction. But I think the stage is set for Hillary to stumble and lose. I have been predicting a 2006 net gain of +3 seats for the republicans, […]

This is just too funny!

All Things Conservative has bravely taken up the role on monitoring progress in Iraq from the great blogger Arthur Cherenkoff, who has decided to retire from blogging. And an excellent job it is! Check it out.

Here is NARAL’s 3rd grade attempt at claiming Judge Roberts ‘supports’ fringe anti-abortion groups: he supports the right to free speech. The first TV ad opposing federal Judge John Roberts’ nomination to the Supreme Court ignited controversy Monday by accusing him of supporting violent anti-abortion “fringe groups” in a case before the court in 1991. […]

UPDATE III: I have seen another wave of dismissive rationalizations that use the argument that it was only in hindsight that the Able Danger folks found the names of Atta and Al-Shehhi and the two others from the thousands that would have surfaced from a data mining activity after 9-11. Basically they claim the names […]

It is good to see Discovery has returned safely – not because they were in any danger or risk. But to give some confidence back to a media too focused on some minor challenges with some elements of the system, and not respectful enough of the engineering that goes into space flight. For those who […]

UPDATE: More here END UPDATE It has long been known that the ‘wall’ between local law enforcement and the intelligence agency that 9-11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick established while working for Bill Clinton was an obstacle to finding terrorists in our midst pre 9-11. But now the NYTimes, of all MSM sources, has a story that […]

For those interested, the shuttle Discovery will come home to earh at one of three landing sites: Florida, California or New Mexico. ABC News has a good round up of when the sites were used in the past and why. The landing is early morning Tuesday and can be tracked at the NASA site here. […]

The UN oil for food scandal just shifted into high gear with the super charger primed with parallel news stories: One where a top UN official has plead guilty to bribery; and the second where the UN’s OOF manager Sevin is accused with the UN official who plead guilty of bribery. Anyone doubting a plea […]